The Bolton-born glovesman moved to Brunton Park for an initial one-month temporary period to cover the Blues's number two spot after the loan departure of Anthony Williams to Wrexham, although with Howarth's contract apparently up at the Reebok Stadium this summer a more permanent move up the M6 could perhaps be in the offing if the 20-year old continues to impress during his spell in Cumbria.
Howarth, who has come through the Wanderers's Academy system and gained England schoolboy honours in 2001, currently finding himself fourth in a queue of international goalkeepers at Bolton behind Jussi Jaaskelainen (Finland), Ian Walker (England) and Ali Al-Habsi (Oman). That competition seeing the native Boltonian only make one appearance on the bench for the Trotters as an unused substitute in a Carling Cup tie at home to Leicester in November 2005.
This is Howarth's third loan spell away from the Reebok after being a seven-time unused substitute for Stockport County in early 2006, and playing four games out of five, one as a used replacement, for Oldham Athletic at the very start of this season before a thigh injury injury curtailed his temporary period at Boundary Park.
First Team Transfers 2006-07 : Click here
Howarth, who has come through the Wanderers's Academy system and gained England schoolboy honours in 2001, currently finding himself fourth in a queue of international goalkeepers at Bolton behind Jussi Jaaskelainen (Finland), Ian Walker (England) and Ali Al-Habsi (Oman). That competition seeing the native Boltonian only make one appearance on the bench for the Trotters as an unused substitute in a Carling Cup tie at home to Leicester in November 2005.
This is Howarth's third loan spell away from the Reebok after being a seven-time unused substitute for Stockport County in early 2006, and playing four games out of five, one as a used replacement, for Oldham Athletic at the very start of this season before a thigh injury injury curtailed his temporary period at Boundary Park.
First Team Transfers 2006-07 : Click here